Chapter 259


    Soon, the news of Armand being an escort’s son and the news of him grievously injured and


    unconscious after an ident spread.


    In mere few days, the stock prices of Faulkner Group and Central Group plummeted as a result of


    those pieces of news.


    The losses of bothpanies totaled over eight hundred billion.


    However, Faulkner Group’s shareholders were all big shots in Xedells. Moreover, with Samantha’s swift


    return to Faulkner Group to take over the management of Faulkner Group, the storm soon calmed


    down.


    On the other hand, the situation at Central Group worsened. Every single soul in thepany was


    growing more and more anxious after each day.


    All of the shareholders were informed about Samantha’s recement of Armand. The morning


    shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday was for them to pick someone to manage Central Group and


    cease its chaos.


    Some reporters who received news from Central Group employees quickly waited by Central Group’s


    entrance early on Wednesday morning.


    Not long after, a few cars stopped by the building’s entrance. Then, the reporters saw Samantha, Peter,


    and Isabe—Armand’s adoptive mother—came down from the cars.


    In an instant, the reporters surrounded them. As they snapped photos of the group, they bombarded


    them with questions.


    Nevertheless, they were quickly and mercilessly pushed aside by the bodyguards.


    The shareholders of Central Group had already arrived in the conference room. They were sitting close


    to each other and whispering about Armand’s condition after his car ident with simr frowns on


    their faces.


    When they saw Samantha and the others entering the room, they nodded as a greeting.


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    “What happened to Mr. Faulkner?” one of the shareholders asked Samantha. “I heard that he has been


    in a traffic ident. How long will he be in the hospital for?”


    After pulling out the chair and taking a seat, Samantha squeezed out, “Armand’s suffering from


    grievous injuries. The doctor said that he has sustained injuries to his head, and the chances of him


    waking up are… slim.”


    The shareholders were all taken aback by that.


    If the chances of him waking up are slim, doesn’t that mean he’ll be bed-bound for the rest of his life?


    “I’m sure everyone has seen the news about Armand. Although he’s not my biological nephew, he’s


    raised by the Faulkner family, and Central Group is his blood, sweat, and tears.” At that, Samantha


    wiped the corner of her eye with her finger. “Even if he’s no longer around, we’ll still make sure that his


    Then, Samantha nced at Peter. “This is my brother, Peter. I’m sure some of you here know him and


    how he’s like in the corporate world.”


    Hearing that, some of the shareholders turned to look at Peter.


    They knew who Peter was, for he was the one managing Faulkner Group before Armand took over the


    Right then, someone opened the door to the conference room. In the next second, the pregnant


    Marilyn entered the room with a servant supporting her.


    “Marilyn, why didn’t you ask me to pick you up?” Samantha cried out with a smile. After she stood up,


    she then pulled the chair beside her out for Marilyn to sit on it.


    “Uncle Peter, Samantha,” Marilyn greeted the two.


    After sitting down, Marilyn said, “I’m fine. It’s good for the baby if I take more walks. I heard that there’s


    a shareholders’ meeting going on today, so I came.”


    “But, Ms. Wood, why are you here?” a shareholder queried. “If my memory serves me well, you don’t


    have any shares in Central Group. Could it be that Mr. Faulkner has privately made another will?”


    “Yes.” Marilyn nodded before giving a look to her servant.


    A minute after the servant went out of the room, she returned with a solemn-looking man in a suit.


    All the shareholders in the room knew who he was. The man was Wilfred Shipman, awyer whosew


    firm was working closely with Central Group.


    The many cases that Central Group were all handled by thew firm that Wilfred was in.


    Wilfred then ced the documents in his hands on the table so that the shareholders could pass them


    around once they were done reading them. “Mr. Faulkner has set up his will a long time ago. Once Ms.


    Wood has given birth to her child—regardless of whether the baby is a boy or a girl—he will transfer all


    the shares he has in Central Group to Ms. Wood’s child.”


    Once all the shareholders were done reading the documents, they began sporting varying expressions.


    They never thought that Armand would prepare a will like that.